The green area ratio: An urban site sustainability metric

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 937-958

  Keeley, Melissa ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Berlin; Germany; Green infrastructure; Seattle; Stormwater management; Urban heat island; Urban planning; Washington

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GREENSPACE; HEAT ISLAND; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STORMWATER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BERLIN; GERMANY; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 80052665500     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.547681     Document Type: Article

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